Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus henrimontanensis S.L.Welsh |
Bibliography | Great Basin Naturalist 34: 307 (1974) |
Native Range | Arizona to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | silvery sericeous, leaves 5-15cm long, 15-20-jugate, leaflets elliptic, acute, 5-12mm, flowers 3-7 in lax raceme, corolla 2-3cm, pod setose |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C basal cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus argophyllus var. stocksii Barneby ex Isely Astragalus stocksii S.L.Welsh |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) |